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providing citation analyses and commentary for selected scientific
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data presented for each topic include citation rankings for scientists,
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Research front maps are also included which are selected from the
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topic. Most special topics also feature interviews and essays by
prominent scientists in the area. All Special Topics are
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accompanying interviews.
Special Topic for March 2010:
Quantum
Computers: From Bits to Qubits
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Quantum computation, the use of quantum physics to
perform operations today's average computers cannot
do, is a hot up-and-coming area of interest for
both practical and theoretical research.
This month, Special Topics examines the
literature on quantum computers over the past
decade and over the past two years.
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Article
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The
Bloch sphere is a
representation of a qubit, the fundamental
building block of quantum computers.
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